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A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Officers were called to a report of a young child being involved in a collision with a vehicle outside the Hungry Horse pub on Kingsway in Stafford at around 5.50pm on January 22.

"An eight-year-old boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital where he is currently in a stable condition.

"A 32-year-old woman from Stafford was arrested at the scene on suspicion of a positive breath test. She remains in custody for questioning."

A spokesman said: "Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, and the critical care car from the Cosford air base attended. We treated a young boy for serious injuries already receiving first aid by emergency service colleagues and bystanders . He was given advanced trauma care before being taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital."

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the boy had to be freed from under the car. A spokesman said: "Crews from Stafford and Rising Brook attended but found one child had been released from under the car prior to our arrival."